Panless paint roller



ug. 21, 1962 E RACHAL 3,049,746

PANLESS PAINT ROLLER Filed July 3, 1961 INV B1' TOR.

Z EZRA RACHAL United States Patent O 3,949,746 PANLESS PAINT RLLER EzraRaehai, 323 S, McGuire, Monroe 3, La. Filed July 3, 1951, Ser. No.121,447 1 Claim. (Cl. 15-575) This invention relates generally topainting equipment, and more speciiically to new and useful improvementsin paint rollers conventionally used to apply paint to walls andceilings.

The paint roller is normally used in conjunction with a sloping paintcontainer or tray. This tray must be constantly replenished with paint,and the roller is dabbed therein to pickup a supply of paint forapplying to a wall or ceiling surface. Such means of paint applicationtends to be messy and does not evenly coat the wall with paint. There istherefore a tendency to pick up an excessive quantity of paint which maydrip from the roller upon transfer to the wall surface. Further, muchunnecessary time is spent in applying paint to the roller andreplenishing the tray with paint. When paint is disposed in an open trayor container, evaporation takes place and a skim will rapidly form overthe surface of the paint, thus presenting yet another problem in theapplication of paint in this manner.

My invention is directed towards the solution of these problems byproviding a paint roller which incorporates a paint storage tank withinthe frame of the roller handle. One face of the tank extends parallelwith the roller and is provided with a number of spaced nozzles forejecting paint onto the roller as desired. A trigger operated valvedevice selectively opens and closes the nozzles, such that thedispensing of paint onto the roller may be successfully controlled.

it is therefore a primary object of this invention to provide a paintroller which incorporates the paint storage and applicating device forsimplifying the operation of painting ceilings and walls with suchrollers.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will become apparentfrom the following more detailed description of a preferred embodimentthereof, taken in conjunction with the attached drawings wherein:

FIG. l is a plan view of the device which comprises my invention, and isshown partly broken away in cross section.

FIG. 2 is a cross sectionalside elevation taken along the line 2-2 ofFIG. l.

FG. 3 is a fragmentary side elevation showing the extension means whichmay be connected at will to the end of the main frame handle.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawings.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 5 represents ahandle which is secured at one end to the apex of two outwardlydiverging frame arms 6. The frame arms terminate with spaced parallelends '7 which are suitably drilled at 3 to receive the shaft 9 of aconventional paint roller 10. The ends of the shaft are threaded toremovably receive thumb screws 11 Which retain the shaft intermediatethe parallel ends 7 of the frame arms.

A triangularly shaped paint container 12, has a top 13, a bottom 14 andthree connecting side walls 1S, 16 and 17. The container is removablyclipped between the frame arms 6 by spaced clips 18 such that the sidewalls 15 and 16 are disposed adjacent to and parallel with the framearms 6, and the side Wall 17 locates parallel with the paint roller andinwardly spaced therefrom. Projecting normally and in a spaced mannerTCC along the side wall 17 are three nozzles 19 for dispensing paintonto the roller in a selectively controlled manner. rlie nozzles areclosed by small plungers 20 which are disposed inwardly of the containerand maintained in a closed relationship with respect to the nozzles bymeans of converging rods 21 which terminate in a rigid manner on a plate22 which is urged inwardly of the container yby means of a compressionspring 23 located Ibetween the plate and the apex 24 of the frame arms6. A trigger rod 25 extends centrally through the apex 24 and into thecontainer 12 for engagement with the plate 22. The trigger rod ismounted for reciprocating actuation with respect to the container andterminates outwardly with a hooked linger grip 26 for selectivelywithdrawing the plate 22 against the .action of the compression spring23, and thereby withdrawing the plungers 29 outwardly of the nozzles '19in preparation for dispensing paint through the said nozzles onto theroller. A filler cap 27 threadably engages in the top 13 of the paintcontainer for filling the same when required.

When painting ceilings, it is frequently desirable to achieve thisoperation without the use of a ladder 0r similar trestle device, andthis can be achieved by pro- Viding a handle extension 28 whichthreadably engages in a threaded hole 29 formed in the outer end of thehandle 5. A trigger extension wire 30 is looped about the finger crip 25and extends longitudinally adjacent the extension handle 28 so that thenozzles may be operated from the extension.

This device enables continuous painting of considerable wall surfacewithout interruption since the paint can be applied to the roller duringoperation, and the conventional sloping paint tray may zbe completelydispensed with.

Having described the invention with considerable particularity, itshould be understood that various modifications niay be made to theprecise configuration thereof, without departing from the scope orspirit of the invention as defined in the .appended claim.

I claim:

A paint roiler and applicator, comprising, a handle, a roller framehaving diverging arms projecting from one end of the handle, a paintroller rotatably mounted between the outer ends of the arms, a paintcontainer secured intermediate said arms and having a at side walldisposed parallel and rearwardly spaced from the roller, nozzles equallyspaced and protruding normally from the side wall and communicatinginwardly of the container, plungers for simultaneously closing thenozzles from within the container, converging rods leading from theplungers rearwardly within the container, a plate securing theconverging ends of the rods, a trigger rod secured normally to theopposite side of the plate and extending outwardly through the containerand terminating with a linger grip disposed adjacent the handle foroperating the plungers, and a single conipression spring disposedbetween said plate and a wall of said container to constantly urge allof said plungers into a closed relationship with respect to the nozzles.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,770,795 May July l5, 1930 2,684,497 Graham July 27, 1954 `2,827,649Perry Mar. 25, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTS 28,202 Great Britain Dec. 22, 1902

